Why You Should Use a Travel Agent EP:4
The Travel Tidbits Podcast
English - December 21, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLeisure Business travel pineappleescapes traveltidbits Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week’s episode, Jamie is discussing the benefits of using a travel agent with Kristi Scherer (link - https://pineappleescapes.com/kristischerer/). There are many misconceptions regarding travel agents that Jamie and Kristi discuss.
Slice of Life
Kristi has always loved to travel and utilizes her background in healthcare as an agent. Kristi has three grown kiddos and three grandchildren. Jamie was two of Kristi’s children’s teacher several years ago and that’s how they found each other.
Kristi has benefited from her recent trainings in St. Lucia and at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. She is grateful to be able to bring firsthand knowledge and experience to help her clients.
The Core
Both Kristi and Jamie feel there are many misconceptions regarding utilizing a travel agent to help plan vacations. The most important of these misconceptions is that travel agents are more expensive. While some agencies do charge fees, Pineapple Escapes does not and the price of the vacation is exactly the same for their clients whether they are booking on their own or with an agent.
Booking with a travel agent has numerous benefits and Kristi and Jamie discuss how the services of a travel agent can be priceless. A few of these include the expertise of the agent and the specific trainings the agent has experienced to help each client make the best choices for their family. Travel agents give tips and suggestions, make it so you never have to wait on hold, save time and money, monitor for discounts and promotions, answer all of your questions before, during and after your trip, book extras for you, send you an ePackage with all of your travel documents, personalized itinerary, tips and tricks, and so much more! Most of all, travel agents are real people who care about you and your trip – not just a booking engine!
Pineapple Escapes prides itself in always including a bit of “extra pixie dust” for their clients as well!
Crushed It
This week’s travel favorite is a phone holder that attaches to the back of the seat in front of you for on the plane. Kristi hasn’t received this yet, so she will add her pineapple ring scoring in a future episode!